Category «Arsenal»

Even though Arsene Wenger’s pair of new signings over the past week have undoubtedly calmed most nerves, not all issues appear to have been addressed at the Emirates stadium. For a player the magnitude of Laurent Koscielny to be entering the final year of his contract without much concern publicly displayed by the club is…

According to the Daily Star, Arsenal are once again keen on signing Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot. This news has come around again after the young French midfielder indicated his desire to play in England. Rabiot is quoted by French publication Telefoot as saying: “I really liked my time in England, and the life there,…

Arsenal have received a major boost on the fitness front going into their home game against Southampton on Saturday (10 September) with Alex Iwobi returning to first-team training after a spell out on the sidelines and Olivier Giroud hinting that he is fit to return to the starting XI after only being used as a…

Arsenal will have to do without Mohamed Elneny in January as Egypt head to the Africa Cup of Nations just about when Arsenal’s injury crisis should be in full swing. Egypt qualified as winners of Group G after three wins and one draw from their four games saw them romp a group that contained Nigeria,…

ARSENAL fans may still be lamenting Jack Wilshere’s departure from the Emirates, but one of the club’s star players has swiftly moved on. Mesut Ozil said he “definitely” wants Wilshere’s vacant number 10 shirt after he left on loan for Bournemouth. “It just went free, and I definitely want it [the number 10 shirt],” Ozil…

Arsenal new boy Lucas Perez has revealed Arsene Wenger attempted to sign him in January. The Spaniard joined Arsenal late on this summer in a £17million deal, and felt the need to say a proper goodbye to his hometown club Deportivo La Coruna on Friday. And speaking at a farewell press conference in his homeland,…

Even with the transfer window closed, Arsene Wenger appears to be still working on an important deal. Following injuries to Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista right ahead of the new season, the Arsenal manager was forced to add one more defender to his squad despite the arrival of young centre-back Rob Holding in July. The…

Former England under-21 manager Stuart Pearce says Liverpool should have signed Arsenal left-back Kieran Gibbs this summer. The summer transfer window shut on Wednesday night and Liverpool did not sign a left-back despite Alberto Moreno struggling while midfielder James Milner often doing a shift at full-back. Pearce was asked if was surprised that the Reds didn’t rectify their…

Arsenal may have had a sluggish period in the middle of the transfer season, much like their Premier League form in recent seasons, though a strong start and finish have set them up nicely for the season ahead. The arrival of Granit Xhaka in the opening days of the summer gave Gunners’ fans hope that…